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Weather Forecast Office Great Falls, MT

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Battle Creek at McKinnon Ditch nr Consul 3NNE. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 0 Moderate Flood Stage: 0 Flood Stage: 0 Action Stage: 0 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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Latitude: 49.333333° N, Longitude: 109.494444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary MBRFC - Missouri Basin River Forecast Center Upper Missouri Reservoir Inflow Forecasts Milk River Reservoir Inflow Forecasts Water Supply Outlook for the Missouri Basin Great Falls Hydrograph Composite Montana East of Divide Hydrograph Composite Glossary Basin Composites - SNOTEL/Flow/Stage CRREL Map of Current Ice Jams

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management NWS - Great Falls Home Page USGS - Montana Daily Streamflow Conditions NRCS - Current Snow and Precipitation Data NOHRSC - Snow Information Montana Drought Information NOAA Drought Information Center Montana Ice Jam Awareness Flood Safety Awareness Week March 14-19, 2016 Video: USGS Streamgages - The Silent Superheroes FEMA National Flood Insurance Program

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